Thursday, September 1, 2011
Children's Museum - Ancient China Aug 2011
These pix are from the Ancient China exhibit-these are Terracotta Warriors.
Friday, August 26, 2011
SL Core D Week 17 -LOW Aug 22-26th 2011
This week we finished SL Science Week 3 and Week 4. We did more Radish experiments and started the Corn & Beans experiment--The Balance.
Our Read Alouds:
The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) by Dorothy Rhoads and Jean Charlot
The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin by Cheryl Harness
Time For Kids: Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents by Editors Of Time For Kids
Dd's books this week:
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh and Helen Sewell -finished
Martha Washington: America's First Lady (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Jean Brown Wagoner--still reading
Math this week was a mix of MUS-Gamma and Teaching Textbooks 4 and Math Missions video game and board game and TimesAttack online multiplication game. We have also been listening to MUS' skip counting songs--focusing on the 6 family.
Our bible this week was another good week from:
Sword Fighting by Karyn Henley
Music this week has focused on:
Hymns 4 Worship: Amazing Grace by Various Artists
Debussy: Clair de lune & Other Piano Favourites by Claude Debussy and Francois-Joël Thiollier
Hands & Hearts : Early American kit--continued
Pictures were posted earlier today, but we redid the Tea Brick. This time we actually drank the tea from the brick. Dd made the Talking Feather and the Cross Necklace this week also.
Our Read Alouds:
The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) by Dorothy Rhoads and Jean Charlot
The Remarkable Benjamin Franklin by Cheryl Harness
Time For Kids: Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents by Editors Of Time For Kids
Dd's books this week:
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh and Helen Sewell -finished
Martha Washington: America's First Lady (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Jean Brown Wagoner--still reading
Math this week was a mix of MUS-Gamma and Teaching Textbooks 4 and Math Missions video game and board game and TimesAttack online multiplication game. We have also been listening to MUS' skip counting songs--focusing on the 6 family.
Our bible this week was another good week from:
Sword Fighting by Karyn Henley
Music this week has focused on:
Hymns 4 Worship: Amazing Grace by Various Artists
Debussy: Clair de lune & Other Piano Favourites by Claude Debussy and Francois-Joël Thiollier
Hands & Hearts : Early American kit--continued
Pictures were posted earlier today, but we redid the Tea Brick. This time we actually drank the tea from the brick. Dd made the Talking Feather and the Cross Necklace this week also.
Tops: Radishes: Green Thumb August 2011
Hands and Hearts Early American History Kit - Aug 2011
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| H&H Apple Pomander kit |
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| H&H Cross Necklace |
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| These are rubbings from the Tea Brick; then we drank the tea itself-which was good! |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
SL Core D- Week 16 Aug 15-19th 2011
We have been enjoying some more experiments with the TOPS: Green Thumb: Radish book. Also this week we have started and finished:
Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere,Esq. as Revealed by his Horse by Robert Lawson
What a very good book! It was 'suppose' to be an "Advanced Reader" for Dd in Core 3/D; but I wanted to read it too. The story is told from Paul Reveres' horses' point of view--Sherry. She is from England, and came over with their military. Over the course of a few months and experiences on both sides she decides she wants to be "Free and Independent"!
Dd is reading:
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
She is liking it very much; but it did seem to start slow for her. The first few days, she didn't want to read beyond her assigned reading. Now she is way beyond what she had been scheduled! She could have finished it today; but wanted to savor it one more day and finish it up tomorrow.
Today a good friend of mine, mailed us:
Martha Washington: America's First Lady (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Jean Brown Wagoner
It will be read in the near future. It certainly has been a lot of fun studying and reading about the American Revolution. I also have the following book that we own pulled out for reading soon:
Revolutionary John Adams by Cheryl Harness
I love reading about John Adams, and we love anything written by Cheryl Harness - so this will be a bonus. Of course, it would be great to read 1776 by David McCullough; but I don't think my Dd is ready for that book! Give her a few more years before she gets addicted to D. McCullough, like her parents. For now we will stick to Jean Fritz, Cheryl Harness, etc.
Tuesday we had a nice visit with one of Dd's friends from LHE. We went swimming at their neighborhood pool; sans the heater for the pool! It was still nice to visit.
Today in our package, my dear friend is also letting me compare my old version SL Science to her new version SL Science 3 and now I will be able to match up my current Student Sheets with her current Teaching Sheets! When I bought them used, I was told they would match up; but they didn't. Now I can do a better job with our science paperwork. We do an excellent job on all the experiments but we needed a little help with the paperwork! I am thankful for my friend!!
Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere,Esq. as Revealed by his Horse by Robert Lawson
What a very good book! It was 'suppose' to be an "Advanced Reader" for Dd in Core 3/D; but I wanted to read it too. The story is told from Paul Reveres' horses' point of view--Sherry. She is from England, and came over with their military. Over the course of a few months and experiences on both sides she decides she wants to be "Free and Independent"!
Dd is reading:
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
She is liking it very much; but it did seem to start slow for her. The first few days, she didn't want to read beyond her assigned reading. Now she is way beyond what she had been scheduled! She could have finished it today; but wanted to savor it one more day and finish it up tomorrow.
Today a good friend of mine, mailed us:
Martha Washington: America's First Lady (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Jean Brown Wagoner
It will be read in the near future. It certainly has been a lot of fun studying and reading about the American Revolution. I also have the following book that we own pulled out for reading soon:
Revolutionary John Adams by Cheryl Harness
I love reading about John Adams, and we love anything written by Cheryl Harness - so this will be a bonus. Of course, it would be great to read 1776 by David McCullough; but I don't think my Dd is ready for that book! Give her a few more years before she gets addicted to D. McCullough, like her parents. For now we will stick to Jean Fritz, Cheryl Harness, etc.
Tuesday we had a nice visit with one of Dd's friends from LHE. We went swimming at their neighborhood pool; sans the heater for the pool! It was still nice to visit.
Today in our package, my dear friend is also letting me compare my old version SL Science to her new version SL Science 3 and now I will be able to match up my current Student Sheets with her current Teaching Sheets! When I bought them used, I was told they would match up; but they didn't. Now I can do a better job with our science paperwork. We do an excellent job on all the experiments but we needed a little help with the paperwork! I am thankful for my friend!!
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| Phototropism above and 3 Enviroments below-Vinegar/Salt/Water |
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| This has been a Piano Month--lots of music! |
Friday, August 12, 2011
Aug 5-12 2011 Indiana State Fair
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| Lemon Shake-Ups |
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| Does your State Fair spay & neuter during the activities? Our does! Every year it is a crowd pleaser! |
Besides our SL books I wanted to log the books Dd chose to read on her own:
"Seekers: Kallik's Adventure by Erin Hunter
"Avatar:The Last Airbender"Books 1 & 3 by Michael Dante DiMartino
DVD: Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
Sonlight Books finished -Week 16
Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin and Margot Tomes
George Washington: Young Leader (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Augusta Stevenson
Thursday we spent the whole day at the Indiana State Fair! So much to see and do!
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| At the Indiana State Fair |
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